The Shakespearean phrase "fair is foul, foul is fair" can be one way of describing the contradictory nature of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) policies in different parts of the country.
The party's penchant for trimming its sails in accordance with regional sentiments as, for instance, over the consumption of beef, can also be described in the words of a Hindi film song, "Jo tumko ho pasand wohi baat kahengey" (I will say whatever you want me to say).
While saffron mobs have been assaulting those suspected of eating beef or transporting cattle in northern India, the BJP's stand in the northeastern

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